McHenry's 18 lead Western Kentucky over Liberty 70-68 in CUSA opener
AP
Jan 06, 2024
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) Don McHenry's 18 points helped Western Kentucky Hilltoppers defeat Liberty Flames 70-68 to open Conference USA play on Saturday night.
McHenry was 8 of 13 shooting (1 for 3 from 3-point range) for the Hilltoppers (12-3). Dontaie Allen was 4 of 6 shooting, including 2 for 3 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 5 from the line to add 13 points. Rodney Howard and Brandon Newman both added 11 points. The Hilltoppers extended their winning streak to eight games.
The Flames (11-5) were led by Zach Cleveland, who posted 23 points, seven rebounds and two steals. Liberty also got 15 points, eight rebounds, four assists and four steals from Kyle Rode.
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1st Half
LIB
Flames
33
WKU
Hilltoppers
34
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Hilltoppers gains possession)
19:43
Khristian Lander misses two point jump shot
19:41
Colin Porter defensive rebound
19:31
Zach Cleveland turnover (traveling)
19:04
+3
Brandon Newman makes three point jump shot (Tyrone Marshall Jr. assists)
0-3
18:41
Kaden Metheny misses three point jump shot
18:39
Don McHenry defensive rebound
18:36
Joseph Venzant personal foul
18:17
Don McHenry misses three point jump shot
18:15
Colin Porter defensive rebound
18:00
Babacar Faye personal foul
17:54
Zach Cleveland misses two point layup
17:52
Zach Cleveland offensive rebound
17:52
Babacar Faye shooting foul (Zach Cleveland draws the foul)
17:52
Zach Cleveland misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:52
+1
Zach Cleveland makes regular free throw 2 of 2
1-3
17:40
Khristian Lander misses two point layup
17:38
Kyle Rode defensive rebound
17:29
+3
Kyle Rode makes three point jump shot (Zach Cleveland assists)
4-3
17:22
Brandon Newman misses three point jump shot
17:20
Colin Porter defensive rebound
17:12
Joseph Venzant offensive foul
17:12
Joseph Venzant turnover (offensive foul)
16:54
+2
Rodney Howard makes two point layup (Khristian Lander assists)
4-5
16:36
+2
Colin Porter makes two point layup (Kyle Rode assists)
6-5
16:22
Rodney Howard turnover (Zach Cleveland steals)
16:15
Brody Peebles misses two point layup
16:13
Rodney Howard defensive rebound
16:07
+2
Don McHenry makes two point jump shot
6-7
15:51
Kyle Rode misses three point jump shot
15:49
Brandon Newman defensive rebound
15:42
Don McHenry misses two point jump shot
15:40
Kyle Rode defensive rebound
15:34
Brandon Newman personal foul
15:34
TV timeout
15:29
Kyle Rode misses three point jump shot
15:27
Brandon Newman defensive rebound
15:19
Rodney Howard misses two point hook shot
15:17
Flames defensive rebound
14:59
Kyle Rode misses three point jump shot
14:57
Tyrone Marshall Jr. defensive rebound
14:41
Khristian Lander misses three point jump shot
14:39
Kyle Rode defensive rebound
14:25
Zach Cleveland turnover (lost ball)
14:14
Enoch Kalambay misses three point jump shot
14:12
Zach Cleveland defensive rebound
13:59
+3
Kaden Metheny makes three point jump shot (Kyle Rode assists)
9-7
13:42
+2
Dontaie Allen makes two point driving floating bank jump shot
9-9
13:12
Kaden Metheny turnover (bad pass)
13:06
+2
Don McHenry makes two point driving layup
9-11
12:50
Don McHenry personal foul
12:45
+2
Zach Cleveland makes two point hook shot
11-11
12:37
Brandon Newman turnover (traveling)
12:29
Zach Cleveland turnover (Brandon Newman steals)
12:22
Brandon Newman misses two point jump shot
12:20
Zach Cleveland defensive rebound
12:14
+2
Shiloh Robinson makes two point layup (Kaden Metheny assists)
13-11
12:02
+2
Khristian Lander makes two point layup (Enoch Kalambay assists)
13-13
11:40
+2
Shiloh Robinson makes two point driving reverse layup (Kaden Metheny assists)
15-13
11:29
Brandon Newman misses three point jump shot
11:27
Brody Peebles defensive rebound
11:18
+3
Kaden Metheny makes three point jump shot (Shiloh Robinson assists)
18-13
10:56
+3
Dontaie Allen makes three point jump shot (Brandon Newman assists)
18-16
10:41
Brody Peebles misses three point jump shot
10:39
Dontaie Allen defensive rebound
10:39
Zach Cleveland personal foul
10:39
TV timeout
10:26
Enoch Kalambay misses two point jump shot
10:24
Ben Southerland defensive rebound
10:00
Kaden Metheny misses three point jump shot
9:58
Shiloh Robinson offensive rebound
9:57
Don McHenry blocks Brody Peebles's three point jump shot
9:55
Flames offensive rebound
9:43
Kyle Rode turnover (traveling)
9:32
Dontaie Allen turnover (bad pass) (Shiloh Robinson steals)
9:08
Brody Peebles misses three point jump shot
9:06
Don McHenry defensive rebound
9:02
Shiloh Robinson personal foul
8:54
Ben Southerland personal foul (Enoch Kalambay draws the foul)
8:46
Dontaie Allen turnover (bad pass)
8:28
Shiloh Robinson misses two point layup
8:26
Tyrone Marshall Jr. defensive rebound
8:18
+2
Enoch Kalambay makes two point layup
18-18
7:56
+2
Shiloh Robinson makes two point alley-oop layup (Colin Porter assists)
20-18
7:39
Ben Southerland blocks Tyrone Marshall Jr.'s two point jump shot
7:37
Hilltoppers offensive rebound
7:37
TV timeout
7:27
Don McHenry misses two point jump shot
7:25
Brandon Newman offensive rebound
7:23
Hilltoppers turnover (shot clock violation)
7:10
+2
Zach Cleveland makes two point layup (Kaden Metheny assists)
22-18
6:58
Rodney Howard misses two point hook shot
6:56
Joseph Venzant defensive rebound
6:43
+2
Kaden Metheny makes two point jump shot (Zach Cleveland assists)
24-18
6:33
Khristian Lander misses three point jump shot
6:31
Zach Cleveland defensive rebound
6:24
Kyle Rode misses three point jump shot
6:22
Rodney Howard defensive rebound
6:16
+2
Don McHenry makes two point layup
24-20
5:55
Kyle Rode misses three point jump shot
5:53
Brandon Newman defensive rebound
5:46
Brandon Newman misses three point jump shot
5:44
Colin Porter defensive rebound
5:33
Hilltoppers kicked ball violation
5:22
Kaden Metheny turnover (Enoch Kalambay steals)
5:17
Enoch Kalambay turnover (Gabriel McKay steals)
4:54
Colin Porter misses two point jump shot
4:52
Brandon Newman defensive rebound
4:47
Enoch Kalambay offensive foul
4:47
Enoch Kalambay turnover (offensive foul)
4:33
Khristian Lander shooting foul (Kaden Metheny draws the foul)
4:33
Kaden Metheny misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:33
+1
Kaden Metheny makes regular free throw 2 of 2
25-20
4:24
Shiloh Robinson blocks Khristian Lander's two point jump shot
4:22
Hilltoppers offensive rebound
4:13
+2
Tyrone Marshall Jr. makes two point alley-oop layup (Don McHenry assists)
25-22
3:47
Kyle Rode misses two point jump shot
3:45
Enoch Kalambay defensive rebound
3:38
+2
Don McHenry makes two point jump shot
25-24
3:22
+3
Shiloh Robinson makes three point jump shot (Colin Porter assists)